Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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MetLife, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of MetLife, Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 2000-04-05 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 6,619 (26.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 7.6%, drawdown -82.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 4.9%, MDD -56.9%, Sharpe 0.31, 80% exposure.

No strategy retained at least 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR while reducing drawdown by both 20% relatively and 5 percentage points absolutely.

The alternative must retain 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR, improve drawdown by at least 20% and 5 percentage points, and stay below 95% exposure; the ranking weights return retention 60% and drawdown improvement 40%.

Strategy · parametersCAGRMDDSharpeCalmarTotalTradesExposure
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=28, exitN=75
4.9%-56.9%0.310.093.5x5380%
Supertrend
period=16, mult=5
2.1%-57.7%0.200.041.7x7956%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=56, slow=191
1.5%-58.0%0.180.031.5x4163%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=46, k=3.4
0.7%-27.4%0.170.031.2x104%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=56, slow=189
0.9%-52.9%0.150.021.3x3964%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=11, atrPeriod=13, mult=2.8
0.3%-7.9%0.120.041.1x82%
MACD
fast=40, slow=62, signal=15
-0.4%-53.6%0.11-0.010.9x20351%
ROC 모멘텀
n=195, threshold=-0.04
-0.9%-61.1%0.06-0.010.8x16769%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.14
-2.3%-72.7%0.02-0.030.5x24757%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=30, threshold=29
-0.1%-6.0%-0.08-0.021.0x20%
Buy and hold7.6%-82.9%0.380.096.9x1100%
1x 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -21% -41% -62% -83% 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -56.9% (2014-07-03 → 2020-05-13), recovered after 3,751 days.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

Method and caveats

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Parameters were carried forward from the latest full optimization and replayed on this monthly dataset. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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